MMA News Roundup – Conor McGregor the Reason UFC 303 Presser Cancelled; Joe Rogan Wants Holloway vs Topuria; Dana White Fails to Influence Islam Makhachev’s P4P Rankings

With another 24 hours gone, it’s time for another daily roundup to help you stay updated with the biggest happenings in the world of MMA. For today’s edition, we will start by talking about our resident UFC superstar, Conor McGregor. The Irishman has broken his silence on the reason why the highly anticipated UFC 303 press conference was canceled.

Then will shift our attention to Joe Rogan, who weighed in on Dana White‘s confirmation about the ongoing discussions about the next BMF title fight. Finally, we will sign off with the news of lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, who retained his 155-pound strap at UFC 302. Seemingly, Dana White’s recent distasteful comments about his pound-for-pound king status didn’t matter much.

Conor McGregor released a statement after UFC 303 press event cancelation

When the news broke out about the Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler press conference got canceled and postponed, the promotion offered no explanation as to why that happened. Some even suggested that the Dublin riots had to do something with it. However, that does seem to be the case as ‘The Notorious’ opened up to what really happened. The UFC megastar shared a message for his fans and followers on X, citing that certain uncontrollable factors led to the press event’s cancelation.

Conor McGregor even issued an apology to the fans, who had a vested interest in the press conference. He even doubled down on his promise to make his return the best one that the masses have ever witnessed, but can he do that? We cannot be sure. Meanwhile, we’ll have to wait and see when Dana White and Co. decide to reschedule the pressers to build more anticipation to cap off the event on a high since the gate record has already been broken. Nevertheless, there have been talks about other potential fights besides the UFC 303 headliner and Joe Rogan recently gave his take on a future fight that Dana White might want to consider.

Joe Rogan pitches next fight for Max Holloway’s BMF belt at UFC 306 at the Sphere

After Dana White confirmed that he was indeed having chats with the matchmakers about the next BMF title defense for Max Holloway, many people started talking about it. One of those personalities is Joe Rogan. The 56-year-old longtime UFC commentator always thinks about the most exciting fights the UFC can put up for the fans. With the UFC 306 PPV approaching fast, Rogan has pitched his idea of pitting Hollway against featherweight champion Ilia Topuria for both the divisional and the BMF title – a dual-title fight at the Sphere.

Joe Rogan shared a story on Instagram, where he shared a fan-made poster for UFC 306, featuring both Max Holloway and Ilia Topuria. Moreover, this isn’t the first time he’s ideated this fight because when ‘Blessed’ appeared on his podcast after the UFC 300 win, Rogan couldn’t stop but show his excitement about the prospect of getting these two featherweights, striking experts, throw down some strikes on the biggest night for the UFC. Now, here’s a look at the last noteworthy news that caters to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Islam Makhachev tops P4P rankings despite Dana White’s recent comments

As long as Jon Jones is still active, nobody can claim the pound-for-pound king status – that’s what Dana White stated when asked about Islam Makhachev’s no.1 status. What he said did not mean too much to the lightweight champion, and guess what? It didn’t matter to the rankings list as well. The epic win over Dustin Poirier, which was one of the best fights of the year, launched Makhachev to a new level of stardom for sure. But what’s more interesting is that he still tops the P4P list.

While Islam Makhachev sits at the top, Dana White’s favorite Jon Jones is ranked just below the 3-time defending lightweight champion. The UFC CEO may not agree with it, but the Dagestan native’s team does. Now, we will have to wait and see what next’s for Makhachev, but there is a chance that he will fight Arman Tsarukyan, which is the direction White claimed he wanted to take after UFC 302.